MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI

Performance Results


Gaming 209% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 228% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	298% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C79
Motherboard	MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210201
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 05:04
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 322 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 645 8-Core 1,212 111% 928 Pts	64-Core 2212 137% 2212 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4800 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 253 Parallax 292 230% 276 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 246 Splatting 177 194% 247 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGP31-1000GM-2 1TB 9,764 User benchmarks, average bench 312% 734GB free (System drive) Firmware: 41060C20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1720 1377 1459 1392 1442 1509 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,793 Write 2,092 Mixed 1,630 SusWrite 1,483 446% 2,000 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 62.3 211% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,199 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 299 314% 550 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 414%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 400GB free Firmware: X41310RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 418 314 250 297 261 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 488 Write 457 Mixed 344 SusWrite 332 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 36.3 4K Mixed 31.4 105% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 233 181% 254 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 413GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 458 469 461 468 457 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 470 Mixed 460 SusWrite 461 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 44.6 149% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 247 184% 251 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Adata Ultimate SU800 2TB-$668 2,601 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 533GB free Firmware: R0427A SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 449 459 451 459 441 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 445 Mixed 396 SusWrite 451 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 39.3 131% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 218 169% 240 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 127%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 132 131 136 132 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C19 2x16GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 56.6 MC Write 50.5 MC Mixed 43.5 143% 50.2 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 37.5 111% 39 GB/s	Latency 44.8 89% 44.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 147%

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Typical MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI (MS-7C79) Builds (Compare 16,459 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z490 GAMING EDGE WIFI - $271

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	4,893x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,074x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,718x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,024x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,765x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,238x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,400x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	616x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	562x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	772x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	521x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	486x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,064

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16